NICHOLAS H PECKHAM
Architects in Columbia, MO
License number
Pennsylvania RA006983X
Category
Architects
Type
Registered Architect
Address
Address
2
Columbia, MO 65201
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Personal information
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Address
Phone
903 S Greenwood Ave, Columbia, MO 65203
903 Greenwood Ave, Columbia, MO 65203
3151 Route K, Columbia, MO 65203
Professional information
Architect &Amp; Ceo At Peckham &Amp; Wright
Location:
Columbia, Missouri Area
Industry:
Architecture & Planning
Hydroelectric Device
US Patent:
7375437, May 20, 2008
Filed:
Mar 23, 2006
Appl. No.:
11/277319
Inventors:
Nicholas Peckham - Columbia MO, US
International Classification:
F03B 13/00
US Classification:
290 54, 290 43
Abstract:
The present invention provides a hydroelectric device including generally a base portion with a top surface, a bottom surface, and opposing sidewalls defining an interior space of the base portion. The interior space of the base portion is such that it is wider near the ends of the base portion and narrower in the interior of the base portion, essentially forming a venturi. The base portion also includes a central slot along a longitudinal axis thereof. The present invention further includes a wheel support portion fixedly attached to the base portion, a wheel portion rotatably attached to the wheel support portion and having a plurality of blades extending from a center thereof, and an electrical generator operably engaged with the wheel portion.